story: CHAPTER VI 
  
  About five o'clock that afternoon Ephraim was sitting in his shirt-sleeves by the window of his room, and Cynthia was reading aloud to him an article (about the war, of course) from a Washington paper, which his friend, Mr. Beard, had sent him. There was a knock at the door, and Cynthia opened it to discover a colored hall-boy with a roll in his hand. 
  
  "Mistah Ephum Prescott?" he said. 
  
  "Yes," answered Ephraim, "that's me." 
  
  Cynthia shut the door and gave him the roll, but Ephraim took it as though he were afraid of its contents. 
  
  "Guess it's some of them war records from Amasy," he said. 
  
  "Oh, Cousin Eph," exclaimed Cynthia, excitedly, "why don't you open it? If you don't I will." 
  
  "Guess you'd better, Cynthy," and he held it out to her with a trembling hand. 
  
  Cynthia did open it, and drew out a large document with seals and printing and signatures. 
  
  "Cousin Eph," she cried, holding it under his nose, "Cousin Eph, you're postmaster of Brampton!" 
  
  Ephraim looked at the paper, but his eyes swam, and he could only make out a dancing, bronze seal. 
  
  "I want to know!" he exclaimed. "Fetch Jethro." 
  
  But Cynthia had already flown on that errand. Curiously enough, she ran into Jethro in the hall immediately outside of Ephraim's door. Ephraim got to his feet; it was very difficult for him to realize that his troubles were ended, that he was to earn his living at last. He looked at Jethro, and his eyes filled with tears. "I guess I can't thank you as I'd ought to, Jethro," he said, "leastways, not now." 
questions: What did Cynthia;s name get shortened to?
questions: who did she go to find?
questions: did she walk sedately?
questions: Did Ephram have a jacket on?
questions: what time was it?
questions: and where was he sat?
questions: who waws reading?
questions: silently?
questions: was it a book?
questions: what was it?
questions: from what sort of publication?
questions: was it about the economy?
questions: what about?
questions: how did they come to have it?
questions: what happened?
questions: who opened it?
questions: who or what was there?
questions: with?
questions: who for?
questions: did he open it?
answers: Cynthy
answers: "Guess you'd better, Cynthy,
answers: Jethro
answers: "Fetch Jethro." 
  
  But Cynthia had already flown on that errand.
answers: no
answers: But Cynthia had already flown on that errand
answers: no
answers:  Ephraim was sitting in his shirt-sleeves
answers: About five o'clock
answers: About five o'clock
answers: by the window
answers: by the window of his room
answers: Cynthia
answers: Cynthia was reading aloud to him an article
answers: no
answers: Cynthia was reading aloud
answers: no
answers: to him an article (about the war, of course) from a Washington paper
answers: an article
answers: an article (about the war, of course) from a Washington paper
answers: a Washington paper
answers:  from a Washington paper
answers: no
answers: (about the war, of course) 
answers: the war
answers: (about the war, of course)
answers: Mr. Beard sent it
answers: hich his friend, Mr. Beard, had sent him
answers: There was a knock at the door
answers: There was a knock at the door
answers: Cynthia
answers: Cynthia opened it 
answers: a colored hall-boy
answers: a colored hall-boy
answers: a roll
answers: with a roll in his hand. 
answers: Ephraim
answers: "Mistah Ephum Prescott?" he said. 
answers: no
answers: but Ephraim took it as though he were afraid of its contents. 
  
  "Guess it's some of them war records from Amasy," he said. 
  
  "Oh, Cousin Eph," exclaimed Cynthia, excitedly, "why don't you open it? If you don't I will." 
  
  "Guess you'd better, Cynthy," and he held it out to her with a trembling hand. 